8683 - International Relief, Development Agriculture and Economic Entities

8684 - International Peace and Security, Arms Control and Society Development Entities

8685 - United Nations Associations and Related Activities

8686 - International Human Rights and Refugee Issues Entities

8687 - International, Foreign Affairs and National Security Entities

8690 - Nonprofits All Other Entities

8699 - Nonprofits

8700 - Engineering Services

8710 - Engineering, Environmental and Protection Services

8711 - Engineering Services

8712 - Architecture and Architectural Services

8713 - Surveying Services

8720 - Accounting Services

8721 - Accounting and Bookkeeping Services

8725 - Accounting Services and Support Activities

8730 - Research and Testing Services

8731 - Commercial Physical Research Services

8732 - Commercial Nonphysical Research Services

8733 - Noncommercial Research Services

8734 - Testing Laboratories

8740 - Consulting

8741 - Management Consulting Services

8742 - Administrative Management Consulting Services

8743 - Public Relations Services

8744 - Facilities Support Services

8745 - Translation and Interpretation Services

8748 - Business Consulting Services

8749 - International Management Consulting Services

8750 - Safety and Security Services

8800 - Medical Research

8810 - Diseases of Specific Organs Research Entities

8811 - Eye Research Entities

8812 - Ear and Throat Research Entities

8813 - Heart and Circulatory Research Entities

8814 - Kidney Research Entities

8815 - Lung Research Entities

8816 - Brain Disorders Research Entities

8817 - Nerve, Muscle and Bone Research Entities

8818 - Digestive Diseases and Disorders Research Entities

8820 - Specifically Named Diseases Research Entities

8821 - Cancer Research Entities

8822 - Breast Cancer Research Entities

8823 - Arthritis Research Entities

8824 - Epilepsy Research Entities

8825 - Down Syndrome Research Entities

8826 - Asthma Research Entities

8827 - AIDS Research Entities

8828 - Alzheimer's Disease Research Entities

8829 - Autism Research Entities

8830 - Medical Specialties and Disciplines Research Entities

8831 - Biomedicine and Bioengineering Research Entities

8832 - Geriatrics Research Entities

8833 - Neurology and Neuroscience Research Entities

8834 - Pediatrics Research Entities

8835 - Allergy Related Disease Research Entities

8836 - Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases Research Entities

8837 - Surgery Research Entities

8838 - Specialty Medical Specialties and Disciplines Entities

8900 - Specialty Services and Research Entities

9701 - Public Administration - All Sectors

9100 - Government Support Services

9101 - Government - Federal Support Services

9102 - Government - State Support Services

9103 - Government - County/Parish Support Services

9104 - Government - City Support Services

9105 - Government - Appointed or Intergovernmental Sector

9680 - Military All Government

9681 - Military Federal

9682 - Military State

9800 - Public Education

9810 - Public Elementary and Secondary Education (K -12)

9820 - Public Higher Education Institutions

9830 - Public Specialized Education Institutions

9840 - Educational Services and Resources - Public

9890 - Public Schools Services and Support Activities

9997 - All Other Sectors

9900 - All Other Sectors

9990 - All Other Sectors

9999 - All Other Sectors

Court Opinions

United States Tax Court: Eric G. Suder, Et Al., v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (10/01/2014)
…Dr. Hafiz compared Mr. Suder to CEOs of companies with revenues in the $40 million range and an SIC Code of 3661, Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus Industry, in the Economic Research Institute (ERI) database... Mr. Longnecker compared Mr. Suder with CEOs in six different databases: (1) the ERI database of companies with an SIC code of 3660, Hi-Tech & Communications Equipment, in the United States; (2) the ERI database of companies with an SIC code of 3660 in Dallas, Texas…View complete court opinions

United States Tax Court: Aries Communications Inc. & Subs., v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (04/10/2013)
...considered executive officer compensation and broadcaster gross income and profitability information from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) for the position of general manager and information from the Economic Research Institute....View complete court opinions

Proxy Mentions

inTEST Corporation (04/30/14) - Compensation Procedures
Management periodically obtains survey data of comparably situated companies from Economic Research Institute (“ERI”) to guide it in its recommendations of compensation decisions. The specific parameters defined for ERI typically are job titles, company revenue size, company SIC code and geographic location. Based upon these inputs, ERI supplies base salaries, incentive and total compensation information for comparable positions. Where comparable positions do not exist, further analysis is necessary to determine appropriate comparable compensation parameters.View the complete proxy here.

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (04/30/14) - Setting Executive Officer Compensation
The Compensation Consultant compiled compensation data for the 2013 Peer Group from a variety of sources, including proxy statements and other publicly filed documents. It also compiled published survey compensation data from multiple sources, including the Economic Research Institute, Mercer and Towers Watson. The compensation of our executive officers and the Company's total shareholder returns for purposes of determining awards of performance share units was then compared with this 2013 Peer Group and survey data.View the complete proxy here.

Medifast, Inc. (04/30/14) - Compensation Consultants
The Compensation Committee utilized the following materials, along with other resources and tools, to render compensation decisions for 2013: (i) surveys and reports of executive compensation paid by other public companies with characteristics similar to ours and (ii) professionally published surveys from Towers Watson, WTPF Compensation Survey, Direct Selling Association Management Compensation & Benefits Survey, Economic Research Institute Salary Assessor, and HRA-NCA. These materials and other resources help to provide us with solid benchmarks for each component of our executive compensation package as well as a general understanding of best practices of companies in our industry who are competing for with us for top talent.View the complete proxy here.

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